The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-08

The receipts Of the Revenue office for the
FIRST District fot the year just closed are said
10 be about $4,000, aI increase OF about s2e.G6
over the previous year.
There arc sixty residents OF Woodbury. who
purchase yearly tickets between chat city and
Philadelphia and there arc fifty commuters
wh Use monthly tickets.
The contract for building the neW bank at
" oodbary has been awarded to Wm. s.. steel
q son, of Philadelphia. The contract price IS
8lo. 20. the building 10 be finished by January
1st, neSf.
William j. Thompson has bought the old
Howell Fishery al Gloucester, together with
The riparian rights, for The sum OF slaoG8. This
gives the new owner the control Of an exten-
i've stretch ofriver front and q valuable shad
aud herring fishing franchise.
Joseph Meyers, a track walker on the West
J"fiey Railroad, was struck by the down train
while pulling weeds from along the track on
Thursday morning Of last week, near Moore,
-Jonas a Moore's glass works az Bridgefon. and
instantly killed. He leaves a wife and three
children.
W. STILES, OF ineland. was attacked a few
nights ago BY TWO rufiaps while driving
home. Ne was struck in the head with some
blunt Instrument, but, before his assaiIants
eoald accomplish their evident purpose of
rabBine linn. assistance arrived aud the rob
beers ned
The largest deed that has ever been recorded
in Camden Comfy Register Of Deeds Office,
was recorded last week. 1t Is that OF the
master in The recent sale for the mortlqe
holders IN The Rdleigh estate at ASTON ana
" %ateffoftl. which comprises some 10000 acres
aud a nataber OF dwelling houses.
There we're several trots on The Fair ground
n Efidgeton on Monday. IN the ~ class
G. il. smiths Jersey Almont was first. $50,
with Addie g., second. In the 2 IS class George
Meley's Lancewood was first, in Pa. with
Chester Enck's Eight spot second. In the $50
class Kate was first ana Peter r.. second.
The a%riesfan wells at Woodland Beach down
the Delaware Bay, has been completed, reach
ing a vein of water at a depth of 1870 feet thai
rose in tho tube 10 within seven feet Of the
surface. The workmen bored through a log at
The depth Of Go feet. st a depth OF IL feet the
anger brought up feathers and the well de1in-
cd wing Of bird.
Cooper Hospital, opposite the Camden City
Hall. isto be opened for patients during the
extmonth.1 The managers have elected the fol-
lowing medical stan: snrgeons-Drs. Il. l.. b.
Godfrey, q. q. Gross, Bowling Benjamin and
}. +. Walsh P~hysicans-Drs. ii. Genet Taylor,
Alexander NJ. Meeray, Diilwyn p. rancoast
and " 4. Davis: P;ttholoeist-Dr Jos. II.
wills.
\ sqaesion has beou raised hy The milk in
s~r,eetor whether Il certain special can Of small
Dimensions, used in the delivery of SKINNED
milk from a store in Atlantic City, from which
store said milk was sold in accordance with
the law should have been marked in a certain
manner. h milk in said small can was not
for the purpose of sale, but for delivery only.
The Inspector has taken no action in the case.
Rev. ! G. Gagley. pastor of The Tabernacle
Baptist Church. Camden. was called upon a
few days since by a iinelooking yonng couple
who wished to get married. Tn would-be bride
ana groom werc accommodated, and weFesoon
made one. When the groom was leaving he
handed the divine q large, ofieiallooking
envelope marked: "a present, with thanks
On opening If, the dominic found the rnnnif-
cent sam OF ten cents.
The Gloucester Iron " orks have received
permission from the Riparian Commissioner
Ia construct in front of their property a pier
which, when completed, VIII be the largest
one on The Delaware river. The pier is 10 be
what is known asa platform on piles, the same
style rs the wharves used in New York. 1t is
TO he COO ieet long and $50 feet wide. The con
tract has been awarded to a Philadelphia
wharfhniider, and work viii be started on it
Immediately. When This pier is finished the
dock VIII be aredeed out to accommodate the
largest vessels.